Profile
Cardiologist MD PhD FESC
President of the WG Arterial Hypertension, Hellenic Society of Cardiology
Fellow of European Society of Cardiology
Hypertension Specialist of ESH
Member of European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation
(EACPR) and Heart Failure Association of the ESC (HFA)
Academic Achievements
March 2009: ESH Advanced Course on Hypertension. Courmayeur, Italy
01/2003 – 10 2008: PhD Thesis “The effect of b blocker administration on NT pro BNP plasma levels in patients with heart failure”
02/1998 – 11/1998: License to practice Medicine, University of Medicine Brescia, Italy
Diploma Thesis “The therapy of stomach cancer in the elderly”, University of Medicine Brescia
09/1991 – 02/1998: University of Medicine, Degree: 98/110
Professional Experience
September 2021 – Current: Deputy Director 2nd Department of Cardiology, Metropolitan Hospital
Aug 2017 – September 2021: Asklepeion General Hospital, Head of heart failure and hypertension cardiac rehabilitation
September 2011- September 2021: Asklepeion General Hospital, Cardiology department. Head of antihypertensive clinic, European Centre of Excellence in Hypertension
July 2007 – September 2011: Asklepeion General Hospital, Cardiology Registrar
June 2006 – July 2007: Research fellow of University of Medicine Athens
March 2004 – December 2005: Metaxa General Hospital, Pathology Registrar
January 2003 – June 2006: Research fellow Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
May 2002 – January 2003: Athens Medical Center, Clinical Fellow
January 2001 – April 2002: Rural medical service
PhD
PhD thesis, Athens University of Medicine 2008, Grade: Excellent
Title: “The effect of b blocker administration on NT pro BNP plasma levels in patients with heart failure”
Scientific presentations and publications
- More than 300 presentations in international, European and Greek congresses and more than 80 publications in international scientific journal concerning heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and cardiovascular protection, detection and rehabilitation.
- Participation in multicenter studies (Shift study, Rely study, Rocket study, Vifor study) as sub investigator.
- Participation in book writing including the Greek guidelines for Hypertension.
- Participation in ESH writing committee of the ESH guidelines for the management of Hypertension
Scientific Awards
-American Journal of Cardiology Outstanding Reviewer Award 2015
-Prize Alberto Ferrari - ESH 2015
-Prize Alberto Ferrari - ESH 2014
-Prize Alberto Ferrari - ESH 2013
-Scholarship in Hypertension by Hellenic Antihypertensive Society 2012
-Elite Reviewer AJC 2011
-Nikolaos Kepentzis Award 2010
-2ο Prize; Best scientific abstract
-1ο Prize; Best scientific abstract
-Best oral presentation 7th Congress of the Balkan Union of Oncology, 2008